Latina women hold few top leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but their contributions help keep congregations going.
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Many Republicans have wrestled with whether to embrace Donald Trump and his brash political style. Latter-day Saints are an especially telling example.
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted for a bill that would federally protect same-sex marriage – and 47 Republicans signed on, too. Same-sex marriage isn’t the partisan issue it once was.
Temples are often open to the public for a period after construction or renovation, but only church members may enter once religious ceremonies begin.
Three female academics discuss how women are forging new pathways in faith leadership throughout religions that traditionally have been patriarchal.
LDS leaders still stress that men should ‘preside’ over their families. But in recent years, messages about marriage have stressed more equal partnership.
Both men and women play a role in perpetuating attitudes toward sex that are hypocritical and logically inconsistent.
The latest movie to take on this classic story sentimentalizes history in the name of inspiring religious devotion.
Trump saw a decline in support among atheists, agnostics and voters not affiliated with any religion in the 2020 election.
The 2020 census will now count some groups differently than it has in the past. That could make a difference in the final count – affecting which states receive funding and congressional seats.
A historian connects the $100 billion reportedly at the church’s disposal with the rocky start Mormons got in finance in the 1830s.
Who are the LeBarons, the Mexican-American Mormons who lost nine family members in a massacre on Nov. 4.?
In 2015, the Mormon Church barred children from same-sex marriage from the church. An expert explains why this policy was tied to a larger conservative battle against gay rights.
Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah is one of the very few GOP critics of President Trump’s character and leadership. Why has he staked out this lonely position? His Mormon faith.
On July 24, 1847, Mormon leader Brigham Young and 146 followers entered Salt Lake City to escape persecution. This history has implications today.
Americans have debated what it means to be Christian in politics throughout their history. Those debates continue today.
Forty years ago, the Mormon church reversed restrictions on its members of African-American descent. Today, the church wants to celebrate the value of its diversity.
Mormonism is growing around the world: One of every 15 Mormons is from Brazil and there are congregations in China as well. Now the Mormon leadership is strengthening local congregations.
The Christian right’s response to pornography in recent history is complicated. The moral conviction against porn remains strong, but there is also sympathy for its consumers.
Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, taught that a righteous man could help numerous women and children go to heaven by being ‘sealed’ in plural marriage. Norms have been revised, but tensions remain.
Top contributors
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Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies, Claremont Graduate University
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Professor of Political Science, Utica University
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Associate Professor of Religion, Kalamazoo College
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Associate Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Assistant Professor of Writing, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Packey J. Dee Professor of American Democracy, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of English and Comparative Literature, San Diego State University
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Professor of American Religion, George Mason University
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Director of Carolina Demography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin College of Liberal Arts
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Assistant Director of the Center for Global Mormon Studies, Claremont Graduate University
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Assistant Professor, Denison University
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Distinguished President’s Fellow for Global Development, Purdue University
